Drainable body urinal



March 16, 1954 L. A. CHAMBERS DRAINABLE BODY URINAL Filed May 11, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Laura A Chambers Mar h 1954 L. A. CHAMBERS DRAINABLE BODY URINAL Filed May 11, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. [aura A. Chambers -L .M Al/fy Patented Mar. 16,1954

UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,672,145 DRAINABLE BODY URINAL Laura A. Chambers, San Francisco, Calif. Application May 11, 1953, Serial No. 354,057 2 Claims. (01. 128295) This invention relates to improvements in urinals and has particular reference to a urinal which is worn by the person so as to receive voluntary or involuntary discharges of urine from the body.

A further object is to produce a device of this character which is adaptable for either male or female use.

A further object is to produce a device which is comfortable to the wearer and one which accommodates a considerable amount of fiuid without any possibility of leakage and without the frequent necessity of emptying.

A further object is to produce a device which is economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numbers are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of my device as the same would appear when in use on the body;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of my device taken on the line 2-2 and looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the parts released for emptying; and

Fig. 4 shows the emptying operation.

Applicant is aware that many forms of socalled body urinals have been devised. These, however, in most instances, are confined to two general types, one for males and the other for females. Also these devices are usually formed of hard material, molded more or less to the form of the crotch, and therefore they are uncomfortable to wear, cause chafing, and are diiiicult to empty.

Applicant has therefore devised a urinal which is supported from the waist by an ordinary crotch strap, which strap maintains the mouth of the bag comfortably held around the genitals and by adjusting a single band provision may be made for the fitting to the female organ, or to encase the male organ.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a belt, and the numeral 6 a band which extends from the belt through the crotch and is connected to the back of the band (see Figure 2). A portion of this band is slotted as shown at I and through this slot I place the neck '8 of the bag designated as a Whole by the numeral 9. This bag is preferably made of a molded plastic material, which is flexible and is commonly marked through many trade names. The top of this bag is passed through the slot 7 and wrapped around a flexible ring I I, the ring conforming to the shape of the body at the crotch (see Fig. 1).

In order to seal the bag against leakage while in use, I employ a rubber ball 12 which I press upwardly into the bottom of the bag, which serves to crimp over the funnel-shaped opening 13. This ball is moved further upwardly through the neck opening a and a rubber band H3 is placed about the reversed end. The ball and this reversed end are now drawn down into the bag to the position shown in Fig. 2, if the device is to be worn by a female, and a second rubber band It is placed around the neck of the bag which holds all of the parts in adjusted position of this figure.

If the bag should be worn by a male, then the ball is moved to a lower position in the neck so that the male genital organ may be inserted in the neck without contacting the ball.

The result of this construction is that when this bag is worn and a person urinates, the urine will fiow around the ball and its covering, due to the fact that the neck of the bag is gathered around the ball by the rubber band It, and consequently there is plenty of room for leakage past the ball and its covering into the space A formed by the bag being folded back and within a portion of itself.

When it is desired to empty the bag, it is only necessary to remove the band It and the weight of the liquid in the bag will cause the same to drop as shown in Fig. 3. The ball may now be peeled out past the rubber band It, and the weight of the liquid will now cause the lower portion of the bag to unfold as shown in Fig. 4. The parts are again reassembled as above described, and the bag is ready for use.

It is obvious that this bag can be used without soiling the hands in any way, and that it will perform all of the objects above set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A body urinal comprising a supporting belt, a flexible bag having its upper open end supported by said belt, means carried by said upper end for maintaining the open end of said bag in contact with the body of the wearer, the lower end of said bag being tapered to form a funnel shaped opening, the lower end of said bag being reversed upon itself into said bag and a. ball positioned in said reversed end, said ball and said bag end being positioned when in use in the neck of said bag to form an annular liquidreceiving chamber in the medial portion of said bag.

2. A body urinal comprising a supporting belt, a tapered bag having its open upper end supported by said belt, the lower end of said bag forming a funnel and having a drain opening therein, the upper end of said bag having a bodyengaging member secured thereto, whereby said bag will be held against the body of the wearer, a ball removably secured in said funnel-shaped end means for maintaining said funnel-shaped end and said ball in reverse position within said bag at a point below said open upper end.

LAURA A. CHAMBERS.

Name Date Schilling July 9, 1878 Number 

